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U.S. services also preparing to receive tanks with no turrets and trucks with no engines, for the time being. Temporary setbacks!

According to the department, the determination was made because the sale serves U.S. national security interests. The waiver enables the rapid transfer of defense articles and services to Israel.

The AS9 and AS10 Huntsman variants incorporate operational experience from a global fleet of more than 2,400 K9 and K10 systems, described as the most widely used self-propelled howitzers worldwide. The AS9 Huntsman is equipped with a 52-calibre 155mm gun system in service with multiple nations, including members of the NATO alliance.

Orders from Germany, the Netherlands and Ukraine, along with enquiries from numerous other countries, underline the level of international interest in the platform.

Airbus’ advanced concept builds on its experience in military rotorcraft and high-speed flight, particularly through its compound configuration demonstrators, the X3 and Racer. This configuration enables significantly higher speeds than conventional helicopters and extends the flight envelope, allowing rapid acceleration and deceleration as well as fast climb and descent capabilities.

In its initial version, SCILT deliberately operates with a man-in-the-loop architecture. Further automation is planned as technology, procedures and approval processes evolve.

Despite earlier reports suggesting broader options, only wheeled platforms are being considered, even though the Army has set high protection requirements comparable to or exceeding those of the tracked M109A7 Paladin. This effectively rules out lighter systems such as the French 155mm self-propelled howitzer CAESAR, which offers relatively lower levels of protection.

The Fuchs JAGM is described as a next-generation armoured missile tank destroyer. According to Rheinmetall, it is the world’s first vehicle equipped with 24 vertically launched AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles or AGM-114L Hellfire Longbows produced by Lockheed Martin.

Indra said the system’s effectiveness has been validated in different environments, notably during NATO’s EMBOW XVI exercises aboard a Spanish Army CH-47 Chinook and in various live-fire trials using real projectiles, which delivered very positive results. Prior to these tests, an R&D programme was completed to characterise the system in collaboration with the General Subdirectorate for Planning, Technology and Innovation (PLATIN), with technical support from the Air and Space Force’s Electronic Warfare Operational Support Squadron, as the company seeks to reinforce its position in electronic defence systems in Europe and globally.

Perhaps the most underrated armored vehicle in Ukraine’s arsenal is the M1117, not Ukraine’s fault, for one thing the V-100 Commando is an old machine with a long confusing history, variously referred to with vague names in its current form… “The Commando Select”, “ASV Guardian”, “M1117” none of the names stick out and the unremarkable look of the vehicle makes it instantly forgettable.

In total, India has ordered 28 AH-64E Apache helicopters, of which 22 were delivered to the Indian Air Force by 2020. It cannot be ruled out that further purchases will follow for the army, as it is difficult to envisage a full squadron operating only six helicopters of this type.

Ok now we are talking

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The 120 mm L/44 represents one of the most widely used tank gun standards in NATO service. The original L/44 gun features a 44-calibre barrel length of approximately 5.28 meters, producing muzzle velocities near 1,650 m/s with standard kinetic rounds. The L/44A1 version maintains the same barrel length and chamber geometry but incorporates structural reinforcements, improved steel alloys, and modified recoil systems to handle higher chamber pressures and longer service life. Compared to the standard L/44, the A1 version can fire all existing NATO 120 mm rounds while supporting newer high-pressure types such as the DM63A1 and DM73 kinetic energy projectiles. This provides compatibility across legacy and next-generation ammunition while reducing the impulse transmitted to the host platform.

Edit for some reason I overlooked mentioning that these probably have the most potential as literal lifesaving machines. For evacuating Ukrainian wounded far enough back that they can be transferred to other vehicles and brought to safety without requiring that first leg of the medevac to expose any additional human defenders that are likely already under fire and vulnerable. A wounded Ukrainian soldier can be sent off on medevac with one of these robots in a situation that would simply be too risky to have other humans do the medevac and if the robot gets destroyed who cares what is important is that it gives that wounded Ukrainian soldier a chance at life that they didn’t have before. Alternatively imagine a rapid medevac with four soldiers accompanying this robot carrying a wounded soldier vs. four soldiers carrying a stretcher with their rifles slung and their situational awareness compromised from the labor of carrying the stretcher.

This is a wise step for Australia in terms of deterrence as much as I don’t trust Boeing or my government, it is has been pretty strange seeing some countries look at the Apache like it is outdated when it is probably one of the most successfully forward thinking weapon systems from the Cold War especially with the longbow radars and it has only become more relevant as an integrated central node to coordinate air defense against things such as mass drone waves.

Romanian Defence Minister Ionuț Moșteanu has confirmed that Romania intends to acquire the Iron Dome air defence system, as part of a broader strategy to enhance national security.

South Korea is promoting its K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer as a central component of Canada’s ongoing military modernisation, presenting it as a strong alternative to American-made systems.

Sweden will take part in one of NATO’s largest air exercises, Ramstein Flag 2025, which runs from 31 March to 11 April and involves more than 90 aircraft.